Homemade {Skinny} Pumpkin Spice Latte

“Well, hello, flavors of fall…..”

This time of year, a little bit of fall has been sprinkled into everything.. The leaves are changing, the air is crisp, pumpkin patches await, and the flavors of fall await, from breads, cookies & hot morning (or afternoon) drinks. I love a good pumpkin spice latte. So I figured, why not try my hand at making my own at home and I did. And it turned out DELICIOUS! And now I want to share it with YOU!

Please note: This recipe was for one serving of latte but you can double or triple it to make as many servings as you would like. 🙂

It starts out with a little bit of almond milk. We usually keep almond milk on hand, and it’s one of my main go-to’s as an alternative for regular milk, calorie wise. So to make this a “skinny” latte (meaning less calories) I thought that it would be great.

Then I added just a teaspoon of pure vanilla extract.

If you mean business with your vanilla then you will:

(1) Use pure and not imitation extract and

(2) You might even use something like this, that I found at Trader Joes. I like it because the flavor is bold and you can taste the difference when added to your recipes.

A dash of nutmeg.

We can’t have a fall-themed warm & cozy treat without nutmeg. You just can’t..

One tablespoon of canned pumpkin puree. This is two 1/2 tablespoons, in the picture below.

And 1/8 cup of sugar. You can adjust the amount or type of sugar if you’d like. Agave, maple, honey, brown sugar, or sugar in the raw also sound like great options.

And stir, with a whisk. You want your pumpkin to be completely blended in to your milk mixture. Remember, this is a latte, and a latte usually means a steamed milk. So we’re going to cook this pumpkin in while it’s steeping with the milk. So that we have a nice, smooth, well-blended pumpkin spiced latte.

Once it’s fully blended we will turn on the heat. You’ll want to continue the stir this over medium high heat in your saucepan for about 7 minutes.

Once that’s done, add it to your favorite mug, top with whipped cream and some cute sprinkles and you’re good to go.

Now to make sure that this treat, truly was “skinny”, I used this fat-free whipped cream:

So what yummy treats are you loving this fall? Are you going to try to make any at home?

homemade {skinny} pumpkin spice latte

(Makes 1 serving)

3/4 cup of almond milk

1/2 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract

a pinch of nutmeg or pumpkin pie spice

1 tablespoon of pumpkin puree

1/8 cup of sugar (substitute amount or type of sweetener for your liking)

Directions

In a small saucepan, add almond milk, vanilla, nutmeg, pumpkin, sugar and stir. Stir with a whisk until all of your ingredients are fully blended and there are no visible clumps of pumpkin puree left.

Over medium high heat, continue to stir for 5-7 minutes until the mixture has come to a light boil and starts to steam. Remove from heat and pour into a mug of your choice. Top with whipped cream & garnish with your favorite seasonal sprinkles. Enjoy!